jacinto

[xaˈθinto]

/[xaˈθinto]/ noun

The verdict

“jacinto” is uncommon French (frequency #77,629 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,629
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jacinthe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jacinto · jacinto · French

jacinto · rank #77,629 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,629
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH isocèle

Nearest frequency peer: isocèle (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « jacinto »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « jacinto » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jacinto
PropertyValue
Headwordjacinto
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xaˈθinto]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,629
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jacinto » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).jacintotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « isocèle » (#77,627), « jacobinisme » (#77,631), « islamiser » (#77,626). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jacinto » est au #77,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jacinto is uncommon French at frequency #77,629 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xaˈθinto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jacinthe.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jacinto, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is jacinto, spelled J-A-C-I-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jacinthe.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jacinto"?
"jacinto" is spelled J-A-C-I-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [xaˈθinto].
What does "jacinto" mean?
As a noun, "jacinto" means: Jacinthe.
How do you pronounce "jacinto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jacinto" is [xaˈθinto]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jacinto" come from?
"jacinto" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jacinto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list